Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia that slowly worsens memory and cognitive function.

It is a continuous decline in thinking, behavioural and social skills that disrupts a person’s ability to function independently. The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are memory loss, depression, aggression, and mood swings among others.

The ketogenic diet will provide your body and brain with a non-glucose source of energy. This will enhance cellular metabolism thus improves cognitive performance in elderly adults having this disease. Studies show that increased insulin resistance will lead to Alzheimer’s. Keto diet will improve mitochondrial function and reduce the insulin level and decrease oxidative stress.

The brain uses ketones instead of glucose and this can slow down memory loss in elders.  It seems that ketones can stimulate the growth of neurons thereby increasing the connections between brain cells.

Follow a balanced diet rich in high fat, low carb foods like fatty cuts of meats, eggs, low carbonate fibrous vegetables, low sugar fruits among others. This will help your body to enter ketosis state and help you to improve the cognitive functioning.